Populism in Action Project

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Please note that this account is now suspending all activity until further notice. Thanks for following and engaging throughout the years. We hope to see many of you on Bluesky, where we are continuing to post as @populisminaction.bsky.social

Find a link to the conclusions of our book here: academic.oup.com/book/60532/cha…

Hence the mass party survives on the right, too —and continues to provide specific ideological and practical advantages to its adopters. However, activists are only offered 'participation without power' by party elites...

In the final chapter of our new book “Populist Radical Right Parties in Action:" we provide our comparative conclusions, after discussing party organisation & activism within 4 radical right parties in Europe. The book is free to download: academic.oup.com/book/60532

In chapt 5 of our new book “Populist Radical Right Parties in Action” we provide an account of lived experiences of active members of 4 radical right parties in Europe. What motivates them to stay in these organisations? Free to read, for all: academic.oup.com/book/60532/c...

The importance of belonging and community... is there a lesson there for the radical right’s opponents?

Ideological goals were reinforced by feelings of social belonging and personal enjoyment, illustrating the typical nature of the mass party as a close-knit social community.

Interestingly, in-person participation remains key... Is there a lesson there for the radical right's opponents?

These organisations also invest to varying degrees in new technologies, especially social media, to reach a wider audience, yet these are largely treated as complementary to more traditional, face-to-face activities, rather than being seen as alternatives to them.

In chapter 4 of our new book “Populist Radical Right Parties in Action” we explain why party elites within the radical right often choose to preserve the mass party organisational model. Interested? The book is open access (free to read): academic.oup.com/book/60532/cha…